Health and Fitness
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Naperville golf tourney helps infertile Des Plaines coupleSep 21, 2013 11:00 pm - In her job as director of communications for the Children's Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook County, Jennifer Djordjevic hears horrific stories of sexual abuse,...
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Arlington event raises money to fight lung cancerSep 20, 2013 11:32 am - Several hundred participants are expected at Breathe Deep Lake Arlington, 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 22, to raise awareness for lung cancer and money for lung cancer r...
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Elderly care unit closes at Alexian BrothersSep 18, 2013 4:46 pm - A patient care center for those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village has closed, though its functions will remai...
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Register for free seminar on school anxietySep 17, 2013 2:44 pm - Shelter Inc. will host a three-hour seminar on school anxiety in children on Friday, Oct. 11, at the Schaumburg Township District Library, in the Adult Classroom, 130 S....
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Wauconda teen gets lifesaving awardSep 17, 2013 1:58 pm - A Wauconda teenager has been honored by the McHenry County sheriff’s office for saving a stranger’s life last month. Megan R. Ringel. 16, received a Citizen’s Lifesaving...
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Bad teeth, gum disease tied to risk of cancer-causing infectionSep 17, 2013 6:00 am - Gum disease and other dental ailments boost the risk of becoming infected with oral human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted virus that causes 40 percent to 80 perce...
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Can't sleep? Don't stay in bed tossing and turningSep 17, 2013 5:00 am - I woke up at 3:43 one morning. After an hour of lying awake in the dark, I moved to the sofa and read my book for an hour. Then I turned off the light and went back to s...
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Wheaton bike routes to get easier to navigateSep 17, 2013 5:00 am - Navigating Wheaton's nearly 30 miles of bike routes and paths could get easier by spring, the effect of an agreement signed Monday night between the city and federal gov...
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Mount Prospect comedian finds humor in cancerSep 17, 2013 5:00 am - Judy Fabjance is funny. Cancer is not. But the cancer that recently moved into the Mount Prospect native's brain still must share that head space with the always active ...
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First West Nile death in suburban Cook County reportedSep 16, 2013 6:25 pm - The first death of the year attributed to West Nile virus in suburban Cook County was reported Monday by officials at the Cook County Department of Public Health. A 67-y...